Fletcher Beasley: Brisbane family seeks answers after son's fatal fall in London

The 21-year-old is being remembered as funny, loyal and deeply generous.

Jacquelin Robson
7NEWS
Fletcher Beasley, a 21-year-old QUT law student from Brisbane, died after falling from a height at Victoria Embankment in London in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A Brisbane family is desperate for answers after their 21-year-old son fell to his death in London last week.

Fletcher Beasley, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) law student, died after falling from a height at Victoria Embankment around 2am last Thursday.

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The Brisbane Boys’ College graduate was with his girlfriend and friends in the popular riverside area along the Thames when the tragedy occurred.

British media reported the incident shut down the road for more than a day, with the London coroner now launching an inquest into his death.

Fletcher is being remembered as funny, loyal, curious about the world and deeply generous by those who knew him.

Fletcher Beasley died in London last week
Fletcher Beasley died in London last week Credit: 7NEWS
Fletcher and his girlfriend.
Fletcher and his girlfriend. Credit: 7NEWS

His parents, Katrina and Matt, have described their son’s loss as immeasurable. Fletcher leaves behind two siblings.

His father Matt has flown to the UK as the family seeks answers into exactly what happened.

The family says it has been overwhelmed with support received for a fundraiser established in Fletcher’s memory.

Due to the generosity shown, they now plan to set up a Fletcher Beasley fund to help others in similar situations.

The incident shut down the road for more than a day.
The incident shut down the road for more than a day. Credit: 7NEWS
The London coroner is holding an inquest.
The London coroner is holding an inquest. Credit: 7NEWS

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